A consortium of Datamatics Global Services Limited (DGSL) and Mikroelektronika has won the contract to provide Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system for the North–South corridor (Phase 1A) of the Lucknow Metro Rail Project. The contract value is Rs 640 million (EUR 8.4 million).
“This signing of contract for providing the Automatic Fare Collection System for Lucknow Metro has now taken us much closer towards implementation of system contracts. Lucknow Metro is determined to provide a world class modern Metro to the people of Lucknow. We are putting our best efforts to commission the project by December, 2016”, Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director – LMRC, said.
As part of this contract, Datamatics and Mikroelektronika will be jointly responsible for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System covering 22 metro stations in the first phase of this project.
Datamatics and Mikroelektronika will implement state of art next generation contact less smart card based ticketing solution. Additionally, Datamatics and Mikroelektronika will also provide training for operations and maintenance personnel involved.
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